A Geometric Characterization of the Perfect Ree-Tits Generalized Octagons

DOI10.1112/S0024611598000070zbMath0891.51005OpenAlexW2167375402MaRDI QIDQ4354319

Van Maldeghem, Hendrik

Publication date: 16 September 1997

Published in: Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1112/s0024611598000070

zbMATH Keywords

metasymplectic spaceRee groupgeneralized octagonperfect Ree-Tits octagonTits-polygons

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Generalized quadrangles and generalized polygons in finite geometry (51E12)

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